Under certain circumstances should criminals not receive trials?

[ShyGuyInChicago]

If DNA or other forensics is found and cannot be questioned should a person be sentenced without a trial. Why or why not?

[Amnesiac]

Everybody has the right to a trial by jury. It's in the Bill of Rights. It should not be removed, ever, because that would create a judicial system more vulnerable to innocent people being jailed.

[ShyGuyInChicago]

Everybody has the right to a trial by jury. It's in the Bill of Rights. It should not be removed, ever, because that would create a judicial system more vulnerable to innocent people being jailed.

Even if there is obvious evidence such as photographs or video of the crime?

[Amnesiac]

Even if there is obvious evidence such as photographs or video of the crime?

Yes, even then. There's a reason the 6th amendment exists, to prevent people from abusing the judicial system. Even when there's overwhelming evidence, it's important not to leave such life-changing decisions up to one person.

[Sith Lord 13]

They should still receive trials, but I believe their trials should be streamlined and moved to the head of the stack.

[DarkHorses]

Everyone has the right to a trial, it would be unfair to grant one person a trial and not grant another the same privilege. The court system is set up the way it is for a reason, and personally I don't think it should be messed with, it's done us good so far.

[Jess]

nope, everyone have the right to a trial.

[nick]

Evidence can be planted and fixed. Everyone has a right to a fair trial for that evidence to be examined and tested.

[INFERNO]

Everyone has the right to a trial. If the forensic evidence if solid and cant be refuted, a trial is allowed because forensics can only tell so much of the story. It cant tell why it happened, what led up to it, who else was involved that forensics didn't get, etc... . For example, battered woman syndrome can be used as a defense for why the wife murdered the husband. In several cases, the charges were initially first-degree murder but then reduced to manslaughter. Forensics was solid for both charges but couldn't show the husband was so abusive, the wife killed him after he got done kicking the crap out of her in front of neighbours because she knew he'd keep doing it.

[wyatt]

Everyone deserves the right to a trail, no matter what, theres a reason for that! Noone wants an unstable judicial system :D

[huginnmuninn]

there is also the jury nullification thing to consider